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Polymer
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A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together by covalent bonds
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Monomer
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The subunit that serves as the building block of a polymer
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Enzymes
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Protein catalysts
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Tuber
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A short, thick, underground plant stem (e.x. the white potato)
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Atherosclerosis
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A cardiovascular disease in which fatty deposits develop on the inner walls of the arteries, obstructing the arteries and causing them to harden.
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Essential Fatty Acid
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An unsaturated fatty acid that an animal needs but cannot make
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Catalysts
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A chemical agent that selectively increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction
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Peptide Bond
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The covalent bond between the carboxyl group on one amino acid and the amino group on another, formed by a dehydration reaction
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Denaturation of protein
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Disruption of the weak internal chemical bonds and interactions causes the protein to lose its native shape
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Gene
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A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence
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Which of the four main classes of important large molecules of life does not consist of polymers?
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Lipids
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What is a dehydration reaction?
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A reaction in which 2 molecules become covalently bonded to each other with the removal of a water molecule
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Why is hydrolysis the reverse of the dehydration reaction?
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Because it breaks the bonds betweeonomers by adding water molecules. (Hydrogen attaches to one monmer and the hydroxyl group to another)
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What is the most common monosaccharide?
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Glucose
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What type of isomers are glucose and fructose?
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Structural isomers
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